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Founding of the Mthwakazi Liberation Front, 2010
A former ZIPRA commander founded the principal modern organisation seeking Matabeleland independence.
What happened
The MLF was founded in 2010 by Fidelis Ncube, citing perceived discrimination against the Ndebele minority, including the context of the 1980s Gukurahundi conflict.[1]
Sources for this page
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Claim: The Mthwakazi Liberation Front (MLF), a secessionist movement seeking independence for the Ndebele people of Matabeleland, was founded in 2010 by Fidelis Ncube, a former commander of the Zimbabwe People's Revolutionary Army (ZIPRA) during the 1970s Rhodesian liberation war; the movement cites perceived socio-economic discrimination against the Ndebele minority by Zimbabwe's Shona-majority government, including the historical context of the 1980s Gukurahundi conflict, which this bundle does not narrate in detail. Ncube resigned as the group's founder in March 2016, and David Mpofu was named MLF chairman by April 2018.
- Ndebele Nationalists Launch Mthwakazi Liberation Front in Zimbabwe (VOA Zimbabwe) link, Founding and leadership section. Source record